Sri Lanka Easter Bombings Officials Sentenced
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Two former Sri Lankan security officials have been sentenced to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings. They are appealing their convictions. The attacks killed 279 people, including Australians.
Ex-security chiefs to appeal against death penalty over Sri Lanka bombings
- Two former top Sri Lankan security officials, sentenced to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings, will appeal their convictions. - The officials, Hemasiri Fernando and Pujith Jayasundara, were found guilty by a three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court. - The 2019 attacks killed 279 people and wounded over 500, targeting churches and hotels.
Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for failing to prevent Easter bombings
- Former Sri Lankan police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defense Ministry secretary Hemasiri Fernando were sentenced to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings. - The bombings targ…
Sri Lanka sentences officials to death over bombing that killed Australians
- A Sri Lankan court sentenced a former police chief and a former defense ministry official to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. - The attacks, carried out by Islamic State…
Sri Lanka: Two ex-officials sentenced to death over 2019 Easter bombings
- Two former Sri Lankan security officials were sentenced to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. - The attacks killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners. - The convicted off…
Sri Lanka: Ex-Police Chief, Defense Secretary Sentenced to Death Over 2019 Easter Bombings
- Two former Sri Lankan officials, including the ex-police chief, were sentenced to death for negligence in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. - The bombings targeted hotels and churches, killing 279 pe…
Sri Lanka sentences two ex-security officials to death over 2019 Easter bombings
- Two former Sri Lankan security officials have been sentenced to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings. - Former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and ex-defense secretary Hemasiri Fern…
